Kerson Gallery Pottery

A great Italian Post Modern art pottery bowl by noted artist , Pino Castagna . Signed. Biography: Pino Castagna was born in Castelgomberto, Italy, in 1932, and studied in the schools of fine arts of Verona and Venice. Together with Scottish sculptor Michael Noble and his wife, Ida Borleti, from 1957 and 1963 he designed a creative skill stimulation programme for the mental patients of the Verona psychiatric hospital, as well as directed a ceramics school and workshop in Garda. His growing interest in sculpture was encouraged by frequent visits to Paris and Milan. In 1969, he moved his workshop to Costermano del Garda, Italy, where he currently lives and works. Since then, Castagna’s work has been characterised by constant experimentation with new techniques and materials as diverse as ceramics, aluminium, stone, wood, concrete, strings or tree branches. Each of these offers a new and original expressive possibility, which the artist explores by testing the materials’ plastic potential and pushing their endurance limits. In addition to his practice as sculptor, Castagna’s oeuvre encompasses painting and design, as well as public art, fully revealing the architectural and environmental vocation of his work. Remarkable examples of this vocation may be found in Cespo veneziano [Venetian Basket...

An original 1960s pale pink and black striped glossy glazed bowl by famed French ceramicist, Pol Chambost. Signed. The inner bowl is a mottled pale pink. The top shape is either a he...

An excellent French mid century sculptural art pottery table lamp by Tim Orr. Signed. The vase measures 8.5” H x 8.5” W x 4” D. Biography: orn in England, Tim Orr is a sculptor, ...

An Antonia Campi for Lavenia pale yellow sculptural ceramic vase.

A 1960s handmade enamel over copper with an abstract design in colors of black, and olive and teal green. Signed.

An original 1950s Conchiglia glazed ceramic lamp in the form of a conch shell. Societa Ceramica Italiana di Laveno. Signed.

A wonderful pair of original 1950s ceramic candleholders by famed Italian artist, Antonia Campi. Signed.